Judicial Ethics
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The California Judicial Council is considering a rollback of emergency rules related to bail, evictions and foreclosures that were put in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying more flexibility is needed as various parts of the state are reopening at different paces… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Three Los Angeles lawyers have filed a lawsuit accusing their former firm of violating labor laws by making them partners “in name” only and then using illegal business tactics against them when they left to start their own shop… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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An attorney facing possible sanctions over discovery missteps has told a California federal court that he had been “painfully honest” about his former client’s ability to comply with the court’s orders in the legal fight between two information technology companies… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A New York City-based attorney who said a memory lapse caused him to miss oral arguments before the Second Circuit will have to pay for his failure to show, the appeals court ruled Tuesday, saying “I forgot” is “not an acceptable excuse”… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A Minnesota woman who has lived with serious disabilities since birth sued Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP on Monday in Pennsylvania federal court, claiming the law firm misled her about her chances of success in litigation alleging the drug thalidomide caused birth defects… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 